Getting DCIM Right the First or Second Time Around. PRESENTED BY Chris James CEO, DCIMPro

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1 Getting DCIM Right the First or Second Time Around. PRESENTED BY Chris James CEO, DCIMPro

2 Agenda: What are the Core Elements of DCIM? What is DCIM and why? The DCIM Maturation Model What is a Successful DCIM Implementation Strategy? How to Assess a DCIM Solutions and or Vendors? DMaaS is coming! Q&A 2

3 What Are The Core Elements of DCIM? Access & Control Asset Management Power Management & Monitoring Mapping & Planning Environmental Management & Monitoring Capacity & Change Management Process Management IT Admin CROSS FUNCTIONS BMS 3

4 WHY DCIM? We re all in the Business of Providing a Service. Data Centers are Data Driven DCIM Provides the Founda7on for Data Driven Data Centers Manage Data Center Complexity Pu9ng all Silos Under One Fully Integrated System and UI Create Mechanisms for Inter Department Collabora@ons ID waste and over Spending Capacity and Change Management Move from Reac@ve to Pro- Ac@ve to Intui@ve Manage Data Centers with more ease and planning, less reac7onary. Plan Changes, Build- Outs and New Data Centers with Accurate Historical Data 4

5 Theater of War F- 35 Legacy A singular holis@c management approach to a mul@- dimensional, data rich, mission cri@cal environment. Monitor/Asses Asset Integra@on Take Ac@on/Remedy Sea Land

6 Siloed Stages of DCIM DCIM Model Process Management Self Regula7ng / Intui7ve Asset Management Change Management Integrate up the Stack Logical Silo Pairings Department Integra7on Pro- Ac7ve Reac7ve to Stable Ad- Hoc / Reac7ve DCIM Stack Integra7ve / Collabora7ve Capacity Planning Mapping & Planning Environmental Monitoring Power Monitoring Access & Control Ad- Hoc Manual

7 ELEMENTS & PRACTICES OF A SUCCESSFUL DCIM IMPLAMENTATION Three Paths to DCIM Implementa@on Get a DCIM Champion. Define Requirements & Specifica@ons Thoroughly Before you Begin. Use an Independent Consultant. Iden@fy & Add Intelligence into your Infrastructure. Use the DCIM Vendor Assessment Tools I ll Give in this Presenta@on. Run Mul@ple POCs. BPM + Cultural Shi[ = Success. 7

8 3 Paths to Implement DCIM PATH 1. Take on all Silos solu7on sets and integra7on at once. Good for New Builds. TIME Year 2. Pu9ng a plan together and using the DCIM Matura7on Model in phase. 1-2 Years 3. Develop a Strategy (maybe Plan) for DCIM via Osmosis as you make technology 3-6 Years refreshes. Iden7fy silos, hardware and souware components then make smart DCIM choices when purchasing new equipment and integrate over a 7me. 8

9 Get a DCIM Champion! You need a DCIM Owner/PM who is well trained and can keep others on track and informed and communicates with the Vendor/Mfg. as well as internal. Help stay aligned to your business goals and priorities. Training Communica@on Maintain Integrity 9

10 Define Requirements & thoroughly before you begin!. Use Cases. NOT Feature Sets. Don t fall for UI Candy. Examples: Enables smooth flow of data and information between different business functions DCIM improves energy utilization and overall efficiency of data centers Speeds up decision making and reduce risks. Consistent processes and quality data/information. 10

11 Use an Independent Consultant. Second Pair of Eyes. Run Assessments and Infrastructure Audits. Manage POCs and or add intelligence into your Infrastructure. Intelligence. Protocol Converters. 11

12 Proof of Concept Run POC s on your top 3 candidates. Side by side current solu@ons to gage accuracy and integrity. Have the manufacture do the heavy li[ing. Evaluate their and interac@ons. If no space available set up a Sand Box. 12

13 Business Process Manager + Cultural Shi[ = Success Use BPM as tool to: Help Foster Cultural Shi[, Keep DCIM up- to- date & Accurate, Conduit for Inter- Department Communica@on. 13

14 Use the DCIM Vendor Assessment Tools Coming up Next. Asset Library. Single Plaeorm Across Suites. History and Future of Manufacture. Strengths Across IT and Protocols and Ease of Scalability. (UI)Ease of Use. Best of Breed vs Best of Brand. 14

15 Vendor Assessment 15

16 What Does Gartner Say About DCIM Vendors?

17 What Does Gartner Say? 2016 Field goes from 17 to 8 DCIM Vendors. DCIM as a discipline becomes more defined. Company s like Emerson (Ver@v) come out with 3 rd and 4 th Rev of DCIM So[ware. 17

18 Key Assessment Factors/Features for a DCIM Solu@on Set Asset Library. Single Plaeorm Across Suites. History and Future of Manufacture. Strengths Across IT and Facili@es. Protocols and Ease of Integra@on. Scalability. (UI)Ease of Use. Best of Breed vs Best of Brand. 18

19 ASSET LIBRARY Size Does Maler. What s the Process for New Assets. Import/Export Process. Single Plaeorm Architecture Across Suites Mul7 PLATFORM SUITES APIs DB Single PLATFORM 19

20 Protocols and Ease of BACnet - Modbus API calls. Database integra@ons. IP cameras etc. Does the Applica@on Scale Well? Ask for references. Verify DB used. 20

21 UI Ease of Use Is it and organized? Simple Hierarchy Best of Bread Vs. Best of Brand Fully Integrated Across all Silos. One Thought to Choke! 21

22 DMaaS (Data Center Management as a Service) Is Here. Cloud Based Easier to Stand Up Less Maintenance DMaaS 22

23 Whoever becomes the leader in the AI sphere will become the ruler of the world. -Vladimir Putin Sept 4 th 2017 Cloud Hybrid- Data Center DMaaS Co- Lo Big Data + AI & Machine Learning 23

24 Summary Data Centers are Data Driven.. We need the Tools To help Asses that Data and Make Informed Decisions. DCIM is both a Mature and Evolving technology Embrace it and Reap the Rewards. Designate a DCIM Champion in your Company. Don t fall for Feature Sets and UI Candy Focus on Use Cases When Designing your DCIM Don t Take on all DCIM Silo s at Once.. Follow the DCIM Matura7on Model. You ll Thank Me Later. DCIM is a Cultural ShiU as Much as it is a Technological One.. Make Sure Plan Well and Use a BPM to Help Foster this. 24

25 Q&A 25